Views on Evolution and Faith by George W. Vandyk e
GEORGE W. VANDYKE argues for maintaining God’s supremacy while allowing discussion of evolution. He criticizes Tennessee law restricting teaching and calls for a constitutional protection of inquiry, framing faith, prayer, and conscience as the core of religion. He states he will accept or reject evolution based on its impact on God’s primacy.
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Dayton
Tenn
U. S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
God
Outing at Lake McCoy for Church Members and Friends
More than 100 members of the Baptist church and friends attended a Lake McCoy outing hosted by the Brotherhood. Afternoon events included fifty yard races and contests such as tug of war and potato races, followed by a basket dinner and music from Smiler's orchestra. Weather prompted an early departure due to rain and wind.
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Lake McCoy
Brotherhood of the Baptist Church
Smiler
Adams Division Meeting Organizes in Adams
The Decatur County Council of Religious Education's Group No 1 met Tuesday night July 21 in the I. O. O. F. hall Adams Eldred Wiley led the session Murray Gordon was elected president and Dorothy Maudlin secretary for the next meeting Rev Morgan of Columbus gave the address Pastors and superintendents from St Paul Adams and Columbus attended and the gathering concluded with refreshments and monologues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur County Council of Religious Education
I. O. O. F. Hall
Adams
Eldred Wiley
Repub
LaHue
Lela Harrell
Murray Gordon
Lena Doggett
Avis Wright
Georgia Ayers
Irene Hizer
Lavina Wright
St. Paul M. E. Church
Morgan
The
Christian Chuch of Columbus
Dorothy Maudlin
Margaret Updike
Lee
Watkins
Avery
St. Paul
Martin
Columbus
Walter Ellitt by guard to Mary E Doner
Walter Ellitt by guard transfers to Mary E Doner in the city for a payment of 152 dollars.
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Walter Ellitt
Mary E. Doner
Walter Eulitt to Mary Doner Payment Note
Walter Eulitt transfers 305.58 dollars to Mary E Doner in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Eulitt
Mary E. Doner
Mrs Bowen Dies After Lingering Illness at 70
Mrs John Bowen aged 70 died at 3 a m in her Sardinia home after a lingering carcinoma. Survived by husband and son Ed of Sardinia. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p m at Sardinia Baptist church with burial in Cave Springs Cemetery south of Sardinia.
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John Bowen
Sardinia
Sardinia Baptist Church
Cave Springs
Miss Hatton Severely Bruised in Michigan Road Crash
Miss Myrtle L Hatton 14 year old evangelist was in a Ford touring car with her father when gravel on the Michigan road caused a loss of control and the vehicle flipped into a ditch. They were aided by Elmer Seward and other passersby. Hatton sustained severe bruises and scratches. her father unhurt. The car was damaged with the top demolished and fenders bent, blamed on underinflated front tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle L. Hatton
Miss Hatton
Michigan Road
Shelbyville
Hugh Taylor
Elmer Seward
Mr. Hatton
Dexter Irvin Dexter Marries Miss Sherwood in Harrison
Robert Irvin Dexter son of Mr and Mrs W E Dexter formerly of St Paul now Connersville wed Miss Mary Thelma Sherwood daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Sherwood Harrison Ohio on Saturday July 11 at the Harrison Methodist parsonage A reception followed at the groom's uncle home in Harrison Ohio
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Robert Irvin Dexter
W. E. Dexter
St. Paul
Connersville
Mary Thelma Sherwood
Walter Sherwood
Harrison, O
Harrison
Pittsburg Couple Visits Old Friends in Town
Mr. and Mrs. John Scobey of Pittsburg Pennsylvania are spending the week here. They motored through and have taken rooms with Miss Belle Hickman at 224 West Washington Street. Mr. Scobey was born and reared here and returns to visit old friends after forty years away.
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John Scobey
Pittsburg
Belle Hickman
West
Washington Street
Scobey
Property Transfer and Courtyard Visit Noted
Flora Suttles transfers to Mary E. Doner a city lot for 91 dollars. Mr and Mrs Ernest Snyder from Indianapolis visit their uncle Will Schorling and wife Sunday.
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Flora Suttles
Mary E. Doner
Ernest Synder
Indianapolis
Will Schorling
Sunday
Stranger borrows $250 from deaf mute in Columbus
A man, posing as a deaf mute caller, borrowed $250 from Casey Wright of Columbus and left after giving a note bearing 8 percent interest. He claimed the name W. J. Vice and address Maysville Kentucky.
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Casey Wright
Columbus
W. J. Vice
Maysville, Ky
Hartsuch Grover Wedding in Lansing Native Ties Abroad
Miss Lucille Grover daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Grover of Lansing Michigan married Paul Hartsuch son of Mr and Mrs George Hartsuch of Kendallville Indiana in a formal home ceremony. Rev N A McCune officiated. Guests included family from Kendallville Chicago Albion Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor. After a two month honeymoon they will reside in Birmingham Alabama. Both graduates of MS C.
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Lansing, Mich
Lucille Grover
E. L. Grover
Lansing
Mich
Grand River Av
East Lansing
Paul Hartsuch
George Hartsuch
Kendallville
Ind
N. A. McCune
Bruce Hartsuch
Frances Ayres
Dawes
Lohengrin
Jean Horning
Portland
Gladys Heft
Faye Foster
Nancy Jane Hartsuch
Mary Ellen Grover
Mr. Hartsuch
Horace Farley
Albion
Scott Baker
Eugene Hubbard
Ann.Arbor
Dorothy Stout
Constantine
Miss Foster
Miss Horning
Miss Huff
Nancy Jane
Mary Ellen
Ruth Newman
Leah Stoll
Marie Wilcox
Mildred Wilcox
Olive Marie Foster
Lea Jensen
Earl
Chicago
Garfield Farley
Floyd Hazel
Battle Creek
Horning
Ray Haas
Vicksburg
Harry Haas
Scotts
P. W. Nelson
Grand Rapids
Peter Powers
Kalamazoo
Gertrude Stout
Kenneth Stout
Paul Vorheis
Detroit
Marian Egbert
LaPorte
Evans
Paw Paw
Ann Arbor
E. Addison
R. Murray
Hartsuch
Montreal
Regina
Ruffnerav
Birmingham
Man Escaped Indiana Robber Faces 30 Years in Tennessee
Ralph Lee also known as Howard Barr was sentenced to thirty years for highway robbery in Tennessee after two convictions. He had fled Indiana where he was jailed on a murder charge against an Indianapolis grocer and broke jail twice at Franklin. He was recaptured in Brown County after his first escape.
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Indiana
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Ralph Lee
Howard Barr
Lee
Indianapolis
Franklin
Ind
Brown County
Viola Hulsman and John Elsner Married in Indianapolis
The wedding of Miss Viola Hulsman daughter of Chris Hulsman Indianapolis and John Elsner Indianapolis occurred at 9:00 this morning at Holy Angel church Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs Gustave Banschbach Shelbyville attended. Miss Hulsman is cousin of Mr and Mrs Anthony Habig in the city.
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Viola Hulsman
Chris Hulsman
Indianapolis
John Elsner
Holy Angel Church
Gustave Banschbach
Shelbyville
Miss Hulsman
Anthony Habig
Arrest on One Day and Work Next Day at Penal Farm
Wilber Knight a Jennings county farmer was arrested after a raid on his home near the Bartholomew county line found about 50 gallons of liquor 200 gallons of mash and a 300 gallon still. He was tried in North Vernon and sentenced to six months at the state penal farm with a 130 dollar fine.
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Wilber Knight
Bartholomew County
Jennings County
Putnamville Institution
Knight
Webster
North Vernon
Ray Hearne
Arlie Arbuckle
Hearne
Arbuckle
Columbus Republican
Hobo leaps from speeding Big Four train near McCoy's station
A hobo escaped uninjured after jumping from Chicago division mail train No 16 on the Big Four near McCoy's station as it headed toward Cincinnati at 60 mph. A companion stayed aboard but was captured east of McCoy's. Brakeman and conductor sighted the leap. no arrests were made as the train departed Greensburg.
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Chicago Division
No. 16
McCoy’s Station
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Children Called to Bedside of Mother
Mrs. John Nienaber of Cincinnati and Joe Kneuven of Cheviot Ohio have been called to St. Maurice on account of the serious illness of their mother Mrs. Ben Kneuven of that community. She has been an invalid for nine years and is reported in a sinking condition today. Another daughter Mrs. Anthony Nienaber of east of Greensberg is at her bedside.
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John Nienaber
Cincinnati
Joe Kneuven
Cheviot
Ohio
St. Maurice
Ben Kneuven
Kneuven
Anthony Nienaber
East of Greensberg
Arrest of William Ricketts in clothing theft case
William Ricketts, from near Gaynorsville, was arrested at Columbus by Sheriff Otis Maddux on a charge of stealing clothing from Mart Miers. He was brought to the county jail in this city late today.
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William Ricketts
Gaynorsville
Columbus
Otis Maddux
Mart Miers
Locals Welcome Vesta Kissinger on Mt Sterling Visit
Mrs. Vesta Kissinger of Mt Sterling Kentucky arrived in this city morning to visit guest of Mr and Mrs D M Stamper and family. Gilbert Richey employed in Indianapolis spent the weekend in this city with his parents Mr and Mrs Mort Richey.
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Vesta Kissinger
Mt. Sterlling
Kentucky
D. M. Stamper
Gilbert Richey
Indianapolis
Mort Richey
Nurse from Greensburg Helps Indianapolis Woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll of Clarksburg, a former Greensburg resident, is home from duty as special nurse for Mrs. Dan Stewart of Indianapolis. Stewart, daughter of the late Rev. Joseph Tarkington, spent her girlhood in Greensburg and is over 85, yet vigorous and interested in Greensburg people.
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Elizabeth Carroll
Clarksburg
Dan Stewart
Indianapolis
Stewart
Joseph Tarkington
Greensburg
Miss Mattie Cook Wins Free Art Institute Scholarship
Miss Mattie Cook of Greensburg High School won a John Herron Art Institute scholarship, one of thirty four Indiana recipients. The $130 award covers first year classes plus museum and library access. Cook designed school paper covers, posters and was editor of the student paper with state press offices.
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Mattie Cook
John Herron Art Institute
Greensburg High School
Indiana
John Herron Art Institute of Indianapolis
Art
Miss Cook
Tree City Breeze
Tower Tree
Dr Bird Returns From Fort Harrison Training Camp
Dr C R Bird arrived last night from Indianapolis and reports Fort Benjamin Harrison hosts 1300 to 1400 young men in training at the Citizens Military camp this month. Cadets receive practical military instruction daily at the encampment near the city.
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C. R. Bird
Indianapolis
Freight Train No 92 Derails Wreck Near City Limits
A Michgan division freight train No 92 derailed after a resin box car jumped its track near the city early morning. The engine kept moving until the next car uncoupled, setting brakes and stopping the train. About 700 cross ties were torn up as the damaged car dragged along. Local wreck crew cleared the main track by 6 am. severity could have been worse.
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Michigan Division
Anderson
Young People Elect Howard Styers and Fay Brune
Group 7 of the Decatur County Council of Religious Education met at Letts Baptist church with about forty five attendees. Howard Styers was elected permanent chairman and Fay Brune secretary after a devotional and business session. A music program followed along with a talk by Rev Albritten and light refreshments.
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Decatur County
McHughs Visit Cincinnati Relatives and Friends
Mrs John McHugh and spouse traveled to Cincinnati today to spend the day visiting relatives and friends. Miss Leone Reddington with Marsha and John Reddington visited Mrs E A Walker in New Point. Mr and Mrs Ed Risk and daughter Mary of New Point were guests of Greensburg friends Saturday.
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John McHugh
Cincinnati
Leone Reddington
Marsha
John Reddington
New Point
E. A. Walker
Ed Risk
Mary
Greensburg
Obituary: Frank A. Thompson Passes at 68
Frank A. Thompson born January 4 1857 in Preble County Ohio died July 14 1925 at his home aged 68 years 6 months 10 days He left orphans at eight with twin Francis Marion He married Mary E Porter December 18 1879 and had Nettie and Clifford He lived in Missouri and Greensburg before settling on the Beggs homestead He joined Liberty Baptist Church in 1906 and served as a trustee Survived by wife Nettie Douglas Clifford Maurice Wayne and siblings Fran cs Marion Alice Voss and C C Barclay He was beloved for his quiet Christian life and service to others He rests in faith awaiting the Master’s call with poems about rest and peace
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Frank A. Thompson
Robert
Margaret Thompson
Preble County
Ohio
Francis Marion
Martha Beggs
Beggs
Mary E. Porter
Missouri
Nettie
Clifford
Liberty Church
Greensburg
Liberty Baptist Church
Nettie Douglas
Maurice Wayne
Francs Marion
Alice Voss
Richmond
Ind
C. C. Barclay
Moberley
Frank Thompson
Major Hospital Reports First Year Deficit at Shelbyville
The Major hospital at Shelbyville reports 480 patients treated, 337 operations, and 28 obstetrical cases in its first year. Receipts total $25,568.52, leaving a deficit of about $4,000. Management is pleased with the overall record.
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Shelbyville
Dale Roberts Charged With Issuing Worthless Checks
Dale Roberts of North Vernon was arrested in North Vernon at the request of Shelbyville officers. He faces a charge of issuing a worthless check in Shelby circuit court after five checks to Walter Haehl, a Shelbyville restaurant owner, bounced at a Westport bank. Authorities investigate additional possible checks and a prior forgery case, dismissed after restitution.
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Dale Roberts
North Vernon
Shelbyville
George A. Nigh
Roberts
Shelby Circuit
Walter Haehl
Haehl
Westport
Local Yackmaster Substitutes as McHugh Out of Town
George Jutting steps in for John McHugh today as yackmaster while McHugh is away. Harry Eberhart from Connersville spent the weekend in town with friends and Doris Kalb is ill at her West North Street home.
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George Jutting
John McHugh
Harry Eberhart
Connersville
Doris Kalb
West North Street
Elizabeth Evans Celebrates Seventeenth Birthday in Spring Hill
Mrs Elizabeth McCord returns to Cincinnati visiting Mr and Mrs J W Evans and family with great grandson Charles Sweeny Jr. Little Charles Sweeny Jr has been sick. Lettie Bayliss of Clarksburg visits Laurel friends. Elizabeth Evans resigns at Mrs Will Kincaid home due to ill health. Marie Martin of Williamstown works at Kincaid home. Evans marked by a pleasant surprise for her seventeenth birthday with friends wishing many more.
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Elizabeth McCord
Cincinnati
J. W. Evans
Charles Sweeny, Jr
Lettie Bayliss
Clarksburg
Laurel
Elizabeth Evans
Will Kincaid
Miss Evans
Marie Martin
Williamstown
Kincaid
Ripley County Fair at Osgood Promises Big Attractions
The Ripley county fair at Osgood August 4 to 7 features a bucking Ford auto act seen at the Indiana state fair, the Six Keith Sisters, and The Battle of the Seas with fireworks. A new cattle barn will double exhibit space as fifteen harness and running races offer over $5,000 in purses and premiums.
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Ripley County
Osgood
Exemptions Rise Slightly in 1925 for Decatur County
The 1925 mortgage exemptions total 725,740 dollars and soldiers' exemptions total 104,884 dollars in Decatur County, compare to 1924. Overall, exemptions increased by 27,361 dollars from 1924 to 1925.
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Decatur County
Republican Women Elect Chesline Vice President
Mrs. Lela B. Chesline of the license department was elected vice president of the Statehouse Republican Women's club, defeating Mrs. Ida G. Belser 46 to 35 at a meeting last evening. The vacancy followed Vera Braden's retirement. Chesline is noted among the states Rebekahs and served on the state home committee.
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Lela B. Chesline
Secretary
Statehouse
Republican Women’s Club
Chesline
Ida G. Belser
Vera Braden
Rebekahs
State Home Committee
Belser
Greensburg
Ida Grubb
Waldron Couple Secretly Marries in Paris Ill
Ensminger Lawrence L. Ensminger son of Mr and Mrs John H Ensminger Waldron and Miss Lillian Keppel daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Keppel Blueridge were secretly wed in Paris Illinois May 23 1925 by Rev Codd The couple plans to live in Waldron after September 1 A surprise charivari followed the revelation with fourteen carloads attending and giving cigars and candy to guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence L. Ensminger
John H. Ensminger
Waldron
Lillian Keppel
G. C. Keppel
Blueridge
Paris, Ill
Codd
Waldron Auto Sales Co
Marie McKay
Detroit
Mich
Mrs. Ensminger
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George W. Vandyke
Adams Division
Young People’s Religious Work
Lic
Bent
Dexter
Sherwood
Grover
Elsner-Hulsman
Bulletin
Dr. Bird
Fort Harrison Camp
Howard Styers
Fay Brune
Westport Bank
Spring Hill
Aaa
Ensminger-Keppel
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